Light Waves & Wave Inversion: Understand the Phenomenon

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Do lightwaves experience wave inversion after striking a mirror?
 
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I don't think so.
 
RyanH42 said:
I don't think so.
There can be a phase reversal for certain directions of polarization and angles of incidence.
 

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